{"id":21764,"date":"2022-07-06T14:07:10","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T11:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/?p=21764"},"modified":"2022-07-06T14:07:10","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T11:07:10","slug":"i-asked-her-to-marry-me-in-a-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/?p=21764","title":{"rendered":"I asked her to marry me in a dream"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Claire Zerida Balungi<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dickens Okello, 31 and Melody Manano, 30 had met as kids in 2005 and played together a couple of times around Luzira. They however grew apart and met again at a bodaboda stage in 2017 around the same area. When they confirmed each other\u2019s identities, they exchanged telephone contacts and started chatting.<\/p>\n

\"\"The two became close friends and at that time, Dickens was praying about a lifetime partner.<\/p>\n

Dickens believes God\u2019s answer to his prayer came through a dream;<\/p>\n

The dream\"\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Dickens was thrilled to receive a revelation of him proposing to Melody. Upon asking her to be his wife in the dream, she asked him to allow her talk to her people about it. If they gave her a go-ahead, she said she\u2019d marry him. That was Dickens\u2019 dream. He never told her of it. They grew apart again and met in 2020 around Watoto Downtown. They shared, each about their lives. Coincidentally, they both worked around the same area in Yumbe.<\/p>\n

Towards the end of 2020, Dickens opened up about his dream to Melody. He believed it was a dream from God and this made him feel that Melody his right woman.<\/p>\n

Be my girl<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

The two started to go on dates and took trips to places; by the waterfalls in Maracha, Dickens asked Melody to be his girlfriend. She did not disagree but she asked for time to think about it. The answer came about a month or so later. Meantime, Melody asked her sister and friends if this guy could be \u201cthe one\u201d. He cared so much for her and he was in fact very thoughtful; one midnight, she slid in the bathroom and fell, once he heard the news, he raced to her place with a friend, carrying food with him.<\/p>\n

Another time, they met on the bus to Yumbe, Dickens bought fruits and shared them equally between him and Melody. This left her excited but wondering how insanely nice a man can be!<\/p>\n

Bonding more \"\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWhy are you crying?\u201d Dickens asked Melody one time as they played a game he had come up with. He\u2019d come up to her with a little game that didn\u2019t quite make sense. He listed numbers 1 to 5 on a white board and asked her to mention random letters, one for each number.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe first told me A- I put it on number 3\u201d<\/p>\n

C on 4<\/p>\n

R on 2<\/p>\n

G on 1<\/p>\n

E on 5<\/p>\n

The letters were rearranged to form the name, GRACE. He said he\u2019d been looking for a special name to call her and now that that had been worked out, he\u2019d call her Grace. This had brought Melody to tears and she said, \u201cThat\u2019s my real name.\u201d She\u2019d been called and baptized Grace but she had picked up another name, Manano, from her mother\u2019s side. When it was time to register for the Primary Leaving Examinations, her name Grace was not included and that\u2019s how it had become uncommon. Just like that, Dickens had brought the name Grace to life.<\/p>\n

Seeking the counsel of elders\"\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

When Dickens was sure he almost had the girl on his porch, he went ahead and sought wise counsel from his spiritual fathers and some pastoral representatives of Phaneroo. He was advised to meet Melody\u2019s parents and have her meet his. Off the couple drove to Lira to meet Dickens\u2019 biological parents who were happy to meet their future daughter-in-law. They said, \u201cSon, you\u2019ve done us well.\u201d The parents blessed their children and Dickens and Melody proceeded to Kampala to meet her parents who picked a peculiar fondness for Dickens and welcomed him as a son.<\/p>\n

After prayer and seeking the guidance of the Lord, the couple\u2019s spiritual parents gave them a go-ahead to get married. Dickens would then secretly plan his marriage proposal to Melody.<\/p>\n

The proposal<\/strong><\/p>\n

On May 5, 2021, Melody\u2019s sister had her believe she would be escorting her to meet her boyfriend that had just arrived from overseas. They went and got their hair, nails and makeup done and then went to a restaurant with an inner room that was dark. Once Melody stepped into the room, the lights poured on and there was Dickens, knee bent, ring box opened. The hiding family and friends jumped out with the word, \u201cSurprise!\u201d The couple\u2019s engagement went well, she said Yes.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

I do\"\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

Twelve months following, the couple would become Mr and Mrs Okello. On April 30, at Phaneroo Ministries Lugogo, Melody opened Dickens\u2019 life to a new paradise when she said Yes” to all the priest was asking. \u201cWill you love him\u2026\u201d She\u2019d always known that she\u2019d love him forever. This moment was just a reaffirmation to him and to the public, she said.\"\"<\/p>\n

As a soothing melody, her voice washed over Dickens\u2019 ears with pleasure as she said \u201cI do\u201d before more than 60 guests. The couple later received their guests at International Hotel Muyenga. A floor had opened for their itchy heels to dance to the tune of love and forever\u2026 \u201cTill death do us part\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

We wish the Okellos a fruitful journey.<\/p>\n

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